Larry Ellison was one of Jobs' closest friends. Then again, this is the same Ellison who presided over one of the most idiotic and - for Oracle - disastrous lawsuits in technology history.

Update: A few new tidbits from the interview: Google is "completely evil" because of Java, and the mass surveillance by the US government is "absolutely necessary". So, aside from being utterly delusional (the Google and Java thing), he also does not believe in civil rights, and would much rather everyone give up their privacy and right to free speech.

If they hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes should fall like a house of cards. Checkmate.

Stringing together a bunch of idioms is a piece of cake... But you hit the nail on the head - if Apple lets the cat out of the bag (assuming the cat doesn't cost and arm and a leg), well the rest of the tech sector may have to come to grips with the fact that they might have bitten off more than they can chew.